obligative

[ ob-li-gey-tiv ]

adjective

1. implying or involving obligation:

   an obligative commitment.

Other Words From

• un·obli·gative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of obligative¹

1590–1600; < Latin obligāt ( us ) ( obligate ) + -ive

Example Sentences

Mode, definition of, 61; indicative 62-63, 88-100; infinitive, 80, 83, 91, 99; imperative, 91, 98; obligative, 90, footnote; participal, 80-82, 91, 99-100; potential, of, 90-91, 97-98; subjunctive, 61-62, 88-100.

From Project Gutenberg

We must inquire after that duty in which all others find their several degrees and dignities, and from which they derive their obligative force.

From Project Gutenberg

We must inquire after that duty in which all others find their several degrees and dignities, and from which they derive their obligative force.

From Project Gutenberg